Thanks, Toshi. If I remember the Carradice system from the --- senile mental fart: forget the -- aha! Kendalls! -- If I remember those properly the C system was a bit less bulky than Ortlieb's; I had to grind the outer hook covers down on my Packers and smaller front packers to clear the fatter 1.35 Kojak when fitting them to the very minimalist Chauncey Matthews rear rack.
I must check the Carradices if and when I next buy some. Meanwhile the Ortliebs are very, very nice. On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Toshi Takeuchi <tto...@gmail.com> wrote: > My key consideration was the mounting mechanism of the pannier to the > rack. Both Ortlieb and Carradice have a secure mechanism where the > pannier is mounted with hooks to the rack and cannot fall off. I find > the mechanisms that involve bungee cords and such to be less secure > and more troublesome. For example, one time I hit a big bump and the > cord disengaged and the pannier fell off the bike! The hook fell into > my spokes and luckily the bungee broke before the spoke did. > > I love my Carradice Super C pannier as a small pannier (front pannier) > and the great thing about Ortlieb panniers is that you can get a nice > bright yellow one for great visibility. My large panniers are Ortlieb > Sport Panniers. > > Best, > Toshi > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
